Please note: February 12 singing will be in the Ilsley Public Library Community Room. For more information, contact David at middleburyshapenote@gmail.com.
Join us to screen Interfaith America’s event, “Art, Religion, and Academic Freedom: Lessons From the Hamline/Prophet Muhammad Controversy.” A distinguished panel of educators will discuss the recent events at Hamline University and suggest constructive ways for leaders in higher education and other sectors to navigate the inevitable conflicts that will emerge in a religiously diverse democracy.
Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith America, will moderate the discussion that will include: Laurie Patton, President of Middlebury College
Join Affiliate Humanist Chaplain Bill Vitek for a conversation about the importance of cultivating awe in our everyday lives, and how we can start with one of most natural of human activities: walking. After a brief discussion of a short article (linked to in the RSVP form best read ahead of time), there will be time to practice awe walking. Dress for cold, snowy weather. Hot chocolate and cookies to follow.
Cultivating personal spirituality through the arts, nature, ceremony, food, & mystical practice for the LGBTQIA+ community. Going beyond intellectualizing identity toward embodying it from the depth of being. Facilitated by Associate Chaplain/Muslim Advisor Saifa Hussain. Refreshments will be served. Please fill out our interest form via go/QueerMystic/
Cultivating personal spirituality through the arts, nature, ceremony, food, & mystical practice for the LGBTQIA+ community. Going beyond intellectualizing identity toward embodying it from the depth of being. Facilitated by Associate Chaplain/Muslim Advisor Saifa Hussain. Refreshments will be served. Please fill out our interest form via go/QueerMystic/
Cultivating personal spirituality through the arts, nature, ceremony, food, & mystical practice for the LGBTQIA+ community. Going beyond intellectualizing identity toward embodying it from the depth of being. Facilitated by Associate Chaplain/Muslim Advisor Saifa Hussain. Refreshments will be served. Please fill out our interest form via go/QueerMystic/
Join the Counseling Center and the Scott Center for a workshop on grief. We will be sharing poems about loss and grief and journaling about our experience. Led by Nick Parrish, LICSW and Rabbi Yitz Nates. Please RSVP to nparrish@middlebury.edu.
Come take part in a half-day mindfulness retreat for students, led by Professor Emily Proctor. We will learn and practice a variety of mindfulness activities tuned toward cultivating attention and awareness, all the with intention of helping to deepen a sense of connection, relationship, and playful kindness with the people and world around us.
Take a breath, slow it down, and use your creative mind!
Each week we’ll have materials for different projects — beading, embroidery floss for making bracelets, collaging on notebook covers and containers, origami, watercolors for illustrating poetry, etc.
We’ll be serving hot homemade chai and homemade cookies.
